Colorado’s pitching staff held the New York Mets without a hit for eight innings on Monday afternoon at Coors Field.

However, the one inning the Mets’ bats came to life was the one that mattered.

After Rockies starter Tomoyuki Sugano no-hit the Mets through five innings, New York finished the sixth with four runs on four hits. That was enough to carry the visitors to a 4-2 win in front of an announced crowd of 15,564 at 20th and Blake.

New York’s Carson Benge started the sixth with a solo homer on Sugano’s second pitch of the frame, then Francisco Alvarez and Luis Torrens smacked back-to-back doubles to awaken New York’s offense.

After a walk to Juan Soto, the Rockies looked to be close to escaping the inning without any more damage. However, Mark Vientos roped a two-out, two-run single to center to score Torrens and Soto and push the Mets to a 4-0 advantage.

“I left up a couple of pitches,” Sugano said through his interpreter, Yuto Sakurai. “I missed some locations but, other than that, I pitched pretty well.”

Catcher Hunter Goodman said New York made the necessary adjustments against Sugano to make the difference.

“His stuff was good today,” Goodman said of Sugano. “I thought they made some adjustments in the sixth, and that’s what good teams do.”

A pair of Rockies relievers kept New York off-balance from there, with Juan Mejia striking out five Mets in his two innings of work. It was a welcome sight after Mejia was tagged with the loss Friday when the Atlanta Braves posted a comeback win at Coors Field.

“That was good to see Juan do that today,” Colorado manager Warren Schaeffer said. “Juan, I don’t think he’s been throwing the ball like he wants to recently. It was great to see him back on. That’s what we know he does.”

While New York was making adjustments, Colorado’s offense looked like it missed the early start time on Monday. The opener of what is supposed to be a three-game series with the Mets was moved up 3 hours Monday to avoid the weather forecasted to move into the Denver area beginning Monday night.

Colorado and the Mets combined for just one hit through the game’s first five innings, and that came on a two-out double by Mickey Moniak in the third.

From there, Colorado managed only four more hits. Two of those were triples from Moniak and Jordan Beck, but the Rockies only plated one of those runs. Colorado went 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position.

Beck’s triple was aided by Benge falling in the outfield, but the Rockies needed all the help they could get. The deep fly and accompanying mishap plated Willi Castro, who had reached on a single, and got the Rockies on the board.

One batter later, Kyle Karros followed with an RBI single to cut the New York lead to 4-2.

While Beck has struggled this season, hitting .167 coming into the game, his numbers against left-handers give hope for what could come later in the season. Beck’s .321 average against southpaws was boosted Monday by his triple against lefty David Peterson, who pitched at nearby Regis Jesuit High School.

“Beck has been taking good at-bats against left-handed pitching,” Schaeffer said. “That was a big swing for us to get us back in the game.”

Colorado’s flicker of hope was dashed over the final two innings by veteran New York relievers Craig Kimbrel and Devin Williams, sending the Rockies to their fifth straight loss overall and their fifth consecutive loss at Coors Field.

Mets 4, Rockies 2

What happened: The Mets exploded for four runs in the sixth inning to provide enough offense to get past Colorado’s lifeless offense. Colorado has been outscored 32-15 four games into the current homestand, all losses.

On the mound: Tomoyuki Sugano allowed three straight extra-base hits and a walk to open the sixth after pitching five no-hit innings. Nine of his 14 earned runs allowed have come at Coors Field, pushing him to a 3.41 ERA through seven starts.

At the plate: Mickey Moniak went 2-for-4 to extend his MLB-best hitting streak to 17 games, one game shy of his personal-best 18-game streak with the Los Angeles Angels in 2023. Other than Moniak, Colorado went 3-for-29 on Monday.

What’s next: If conditions allow, Colorado will send Michael Lorenzen (2-3, 6.09 ERA) to the mound to face New York’s Freddy Peralta (1-3, 3.52 ERA) at Coors Field on Tuesday at 6:40 p.m.